Chapter 817 The Orphanage

Although Catherine knew no one was following her, for safety’s sake, she circled the house a few more times before finally entering Connie’s place. As she rhythmically tapped the door, Zobber received the signal and rushed to open it.

“Catherine, you’re finally here!” Before the door was fully open, Zobber’s excited voice came through.

The seemingly ordinary wooden door had a special system installed that required a specific rhythm of knocks to ring the doorbell inside the house. It was a small trick they developed to protect the occupants. That’s why Zobber knew it was Catherine even before opening the door. Apart from her, only Connie knew the rhythm. Since Connie had a key and wouldn’t knock, the visitor had to be Catherine.

Withal, who sprawled on the couch listlessly, saw Zobber pull Catherine inside and couldn’t help but tease, ” Can’t you stop clinging to Catherine like a koala to a eucalyptus tree all the time?”

“Mind your own business!” Zobber snapped.

Seeing the two about to bicker again, Catherine coldly asked, “Did you call me here just to watch you two squabble? “Zobber had informed her last night to come by when she had time.

At Catherine’s command, they immediately stopped. They might love to joke around, but they’d rather endure each other than anger Catherine. Nothing was scarier than provoking her.

Zobber took the initiative to apologize, “Catherine, I’ll stop messing around. Let’s get to business.” After helping Catherine sit, Zobber playfully kicked Withal’s thigh. “Get moving!”

in pain and rubbed where he

Zobber compiled the information they’d gathered into a slideshow and presented it to Catherine. “Catherine, this is what we’ve found. Take a

people were tough and fearless, in their hands, even the toughest mouths loosened. However, these

we dug into immigration records. These people all hail from the

market but in shadowy realms as well. By various means, they recruited and

asked. Considering the short timeframe, what they’d uncovered was already quite challenging. But she sensed things weren’t that simple. She knew Shane

head somewhat sheepishly.

had been silent for a while, suddenly spoke up. He said, “Catherine, I’ve

glanced at him and signaled

records, I found something interesting. Among those we captured, three of them had records of staying at the

since these people were collected from all corners by the Breens, having some from Loewe wasn’t surprising. However, among the six

in coincidences, so he reported this matter to Catherine. Catherine lightly stroked her chin, seemingly contemplating

this information, but she steered away from the topic. “Have you

aren’t any leads yet,” Zobber replied. She was the one in contact with

years, and with many joining the organization,

Catherine’s silence and found it somewhat odd,

gathered the information

the direction Catherine had

Zobber on the back of her

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